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“counsel”
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Swedish
01 / Meaning & origin
Ragna is a feminine given name documented in Swedish, Danish, Finnish and 3 other languages. English Wiktionary traces it to Old Norse rǫgn, with the stated meaning “counsel”.
2 source accounts
Meaning: “counsel”
Short form of female compound names beginning with the element Ragn-, from Old Norse rǫgn (“counsel”), such as Ragnhild.
Du vieux norrois, apparenté à Ragnar (« Rainier »), au germanique *raginą (« conseil »).
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4 countries with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.
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Published statistics
United States, 1927: 5 girls (rank 4805).
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03 / By the numbers
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1945–2025 Spelling: Ragna
Recorded category girls
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Source: Statistics Norway · Norway — published individual first-name birth counts, 1945–2025
Published integer counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Births | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | 20 | 197 | observed |
| 1946 | 26 | 170 | observed |
| 1947 | 24 | 182 | observed |
| 1948 | 20 | 190 | observed |
| 1949 | 23 | 172 | observed |
| 1950 | 20 | 195 | observed |
| 1951 | 29 | 146 | observed |
| 1952 | 25 | 168 | observed |
| 1953 | 14 | 230 | observed |
| 1954 | 14 | 231 | observed |
| 1955 | 25 | 168 | observed |
| 1956 | 13 | 238 | observed |
| 1957 | 13 | 236 | observed |
| 1958 | 17 | 203 | observed |
| 1959 | 11 | 280 | observed |
| 1960 | 16 | 223 | observed |
| 1961 | 7 | 355 | observed |
| 1962 | 9 | 305 | observed |
| 1963 | 7 | 381 | observed |
| 1964 | 17 | 227 | observed |
| 1965 | 13 | 274 | observed |
| 1966 | 8 | 364 | observed |
| 1967 | 10 | 314 | observed |
| 1968 | 5 | 484 | observed |
| 1969 | 8 | 372 | observed |
| 1970 | 11 | 320 | observed |
| 1971 | 5 | 507 | observed |
| 1972 | 9 | 380 | observed |
| 1973 | 9 | 388 | observed |
| 1974 | 8 | 412 | observed |
| 1975 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1976 | 7 | 449 | observed |
| 1977 | 11 | 340 | observed |
| 1978 | 8 | 414 | observed |
| 1979 | 7 | 462 | observed |
| 1980 | 5 | 551 | observed |
| 1981 | 8 | 425 | observed |
| 1982 | 4 | 612 | observed |
| 1983 | 7 | 467 | observed |
| 1984 | 7 | 487 | observed |
| 1985 | 7 | 505 | observed |
| 1986 | 4 | 628 | observed |
| 1987 | 7 | 511 | observed |
| 1988 | 6 | 549 | observed |
| 1989 | 11 | 386 | observed |
| 1990 | 7 | 501 | observed |
| 1991 | 7 | 492 | observed |
| 1992 | 12 | 340 | observed |
| 1993 | 11 | 364 | observed |
| 1994 | 6 | 502 | observed |
| 1995 | 20 | 242 | observed |
| 1996 | 8 | 430 | observed |
| 1997 | 15 | 268 | observed |
| 1998 | 11 | 344 | observed |
| 1999 | 13 | 300 | observed |
| 2000 | 15 | 289 | observed |
| 2001 | 12 | 326 | observed |
| 2002 | 10 | 361 | observed |
| 2003 | 8 | 405 | observed |
| 2004 | 13 | 323 | observed |
| 2005 | 13 | 324 | observed |
| 2006 | 10 | 379 | observed |
| 2007 | 17 | 284 | observed |
| 2008 | 11 | 371 | observed |
| 2009 | 11 | 381 | observed |
| 2010 | 14 | 331 | observed |
| 2011 | 7 | 455 | observed |
| 2012 | 12 | 355 | observed |
| 2013 | 12 | 354 | observed |
| 2014 | 11 | 370 | observed |
| 2015 | 9 | 408 | observed |
| 2016 | 11 | 371 | observed |
| 2017 | 10 | 367 | observed |
| 2018 | 14 | 299 | observed |
| 2019 | 15 | 270 | observed |
| 2020 | 14 | 277 | observed |
| 2021 | 17 | 232 | observed |
| 2022 | 18 | 220 | observed |
| 2023 | 21 | 211 | observed |
| 2024 | 14 | 274 | observed |
| 2025 | 14 | 273 | observed |
Statistics count the spelling “Ragna” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure births. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC-BY-4.0
Read our methodology04 / Through time
People recorded with this given name in Wikidata. Their names may use a different spelling, or include it as a middle or baptismal name.
Norwegian educator (1845–1924)
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
Norway — published individual first-name birth counts, 1945–2025
Statistics Norway (SSB) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Statistik Austria — Vornamen (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1): first names of live births, Austria, 1984-2025 (national counts from district rows)
Statistik Austria (Bundesanstalt Statistik Österreich) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Finland — first given names of living Finnish citizens in Finland or abroad, 2026-08-03
Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.
